Solanum nigrum Kakamachi Makoi | Dava Bazaar in India

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Solanum nigrum

Scientific Name and Description

Solanum nigrum L.

Herb Family

Solanaceae

Plant type

Herb

Plant Synonyms

Solanum nigram
Solanum americanum MILL.
Solanum acutifolium Kit. ex Kanitz
Solanum atriplicifolium Desp. ex Dunal
Solanum atriplicifolium var. atriplicifolium
Solanum bidentatum Raf.
Solanum cechicum Opiz
Solanum cestrifolium Jacq. ex Spreng.
Solanum chenopodiifolium Dunal
Solanum chenopodiifolium H.Lév.
Solanum chenopodium Raf.
Solanum chlorocarpum Schur
Solanum cuneifolium Dunal
Solanum decipiens Opiz
Solanum deppei Dunal
Solanum exaratum Raf.
Solanum ganchouenense H.Lév.
Solanum guineense var. nepalense Dunal
Solanum hirsutum Kit. ex Kanitz
Solanum humile Nocca
Solanum humile Salisb.
Solanum judaicum (L.) Miq.
Solanum judaicum Besser
Solanum judaicum Hack. ex Dunal
Solanum luridum Wessely
Solanum memphiticum var. repandum Dunal
Solanum morella Desv.
Solanum morella subsp. morella
Solanum morella subsp. nigrum (L.) Rouy
Solanum moschatum C.Presl
Solanum nigrum Tausch ex Dunal
Solanum nigrum f. chlorocarpum A.Braun ex Döll
Solanum nigrum f. genuinum Döll
Solanum nigrum f. judaicum Miq.
Solanum nigrum f. luridum Wessely
Solanum nigrum f. pallidum Wessely
Solanum nigrum f. paludosum (Dunal) Miq.
Solanum nigrum f. stenopetalum A.Braun ex Döll
Solanum nigrum subsp. australiense Filov
Solanum nigrum subsp. europaeum Filov
Solanum nigrum subsp. schultesii (Opiz) Wessely
Solanum nigrum subvar. atriplicifolium (Desp. ex Dunal) Schinz & (Thell.)
Solanum nigrum var. aegyptiacum Lam. ex C.C.Gmel.
Solanum nigrum var. atriplicifolium Desp. ex Filov
Solanum nigrum var. atriplicifolium Desp. ex G.Don
Solanum nigrum var. atriplicifolium Dunal
Solanum nigrum var. atriplicifolium G.Mey.
Solanum nigrum var. chlorocarpum (Spenn.) Schur
Solanum nigrum var. chlorocarpum F.Muell.
Solanum nigrum var. chlorocarpum Koch
Solanum nigrum var. chlorocarpum Spenn.
Solanum nigrum var. flavidum S.Z.Liou & W.Q.Wang
Solanum nigrum var. frutescens A.B.
Solanum nigrum var. genuinum (Döll) Döll
Solanum nigrum var. genuinum Godr.
Solanum nigrum var. genuinum Hassl.
Solanum nigrum var. glabrum Lowe
Solanum nigrum var. griseocarpum Filov
Solanum nigrum var. hebecaulon Lowe
Solanum nigrum var. hirsutum G.Mey.
Solanum nigrum var. humile F.M.Bailey
Solanum nigrum var. incisum Täckh. & Boulos
Solanum nigrum var. inerme K.Koch
Solanum nigrum var. judaicum L.
Solanum nigrum var. legitimum Neilr.
Solanum nigrum var. macrocarpum Schur
Solanum nigrum var. paludosum (Dunal) Miq.
Solanum nigrum var. perennans Bertol.
Solanum nigrum var. schultesii (Opiz) Rouy
Solanum nigrum var. stenopetalum (A.Braun ex Döll) Döll
Solanum nigrum var. stenopetalum (A.Braun ex Döll) Döll
Solanum nigrum var. uliginosum (Blume) Miq.
Solanum nigrum var. uniflorum Miq.
Solanum nigrum var. vulgare L.
Solanum nigrum var. vulgatum Dunal
Solanum nigrum var. vulgatum L.
Solanum paludosum (Dunal) Miq.
Solanum paludosum Dunal
Solanum parviflorum Moretti ex Badarò
Solanum peregrinum E.P.Bicknell
Solanum probstianum Polg.
Solanum pseudoflavum Pojark.
Solanum pterocaulon var. deppei Dunal
Solanum reineggeri Opiz
Solanum repens Noronha
Solanum roxburghii Dunal
Solanum schultesii Opiz
Solanum stenopetalum (A.Braun ex Döll) A.Braun
Solanum suffruticosum Schousb. ex Willd.
Solanum tauschii Opiz
Solanum uliginosum (Blume) Miq.
Solanum villosum Opiz ex Dunal
Solanum viride Schur
Solanum vulgare Hegetschw.
Solanum vulgare Kittell
Solanum vulgatum (L.) Spenn.
Solanum vulgatum Baumg.
Solanum vulgatum var. chlorocarpum Spenn.
Solanum vulgatum var. nigrum (L.) Spenn.
Solanum vulgatum var. vulgatum
S. nigrum subsp. nigrum
S. nigrum subsp. schultesii
S. nigrum subsp. vulgare

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

English	Black night shade
Sanskrit	Kakamachi
Hindi	Makoi, Makoy
Common names	European black nightshade, simply black nightshade, blackberry nightshade

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Homoeopathy

Tibetan

Folk

Sowa Rigpa

Herb usable parts

Roots

Leaves

Flowers

Fruits

Whole plant

Shoot

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Whole plant is effective in chronic skin diseases, such as acne, eczema and psoriasis.
A paste of plant is also useful in corrosive ulcers, pustules, burns and rheumatic pains.
Freshly prepared extract of plant cures cirrhosis of liver, piles, dysentery, enlargement of liver and spleen.
Decoction of plant is used in fever.
Boiled leaves and tender shoots are used in dropsy.
Fruits are used as appetizer, laxative, tonic and diuretic.
Unripe fruits can be applied locally on ringworms.
A decoction of the berries and flowers is used for relieving cough and cold.
Decoction of dried fruits is given to mothers after delivery.

Source: Medicinal Plants in the Indian Arid Zone, March 2005, Director Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur 342 003

Solanum nigrum Solanaceae Leaf Makuiyya Leaf paste is applied on leprosy. Lukewarm decoction of leaf is used as per drop for the treatment of earache.

Solanum nigrum L. Solanaceae Manaththakkali Shrub Leaves Juice Ulcer and Hypertension

Solanum nigram L. Makoi Solanaceae Indigestion, scrotum swelling